[Eagle101]

Fact 1: During the Vietnam War the United States had National Guard and Reserve Units.

Fact 2: These units had to be manned as well as our active duty units during the Vietnam War.

Fact 3: A lot of young men were joining our USAR and ARNG units to avoid service in Vietnam.

Fact 4: George W. Bush chose to join the Texas National Guard and received a honorable discharge.

Fact 5: John F. Kerry chose to join the active forces and completed two tours of duty in Vietnam, earning Bronze and Silver Stars.

Fact 6: John F. Kerry came home and joined the Jane Fonda group and protested against the war. Kerry also stated that our forces in Vietnam were baby killer.

Fact 7: A great many Vietnam Veterans agree that Fact 6 will influence their vote more than Fact 5.

The democrats are now demeaning the service of our National Guard and Reserve personnel. At least Bush did not use the system to get out of military service like Clinton did.

Just heard Congressman Rangel state that he hasn't forgotten the Florida election in 2000. He stated Gore won the popular vote. As a Congressman, he should know that the popular vote does not elect a President. It is the electoral college votes. All Al Gore had to do in 2000 was to carry his own home state of Tennessee. The most important item the people of Florida had to know how to do was to read the instructions on the ballots. The majority of the ballots used were the responsibility of democrat officials. Of all the states the democrats could have chosen to battle a close vote count, they chose Florida because Bush's brother was governor there.

In the 1960 election Kennedy beat Nixon by just about 100,000 votes. You didn't see all the uproar then as now.

Yes I dislike Jane Fonda very much and all of her war protesting associates. I believe their actions prolonged the Vietnam War causing many more thousands of Americans died than necessary.

If we are not careful our actions there will be extended more than necessary. Bush had to get rid of Saddam. During WWII we built a "paper army" in England around Patton. Saddam did the same when he was making everyone believe he had WMD. All of his actions pointed that he did have WMD. All he had to do was to let the inspectors prove he did not have WMD. He wouldn't and the war was the results.

If Kerry is elected, our military readiness will suffer just as much or more than when Clinton was President.

I know many of you disagree with these views, but sorry folks, that the way I see it. What's your view?


This WILL be one hot election!!